Steph has denied the claims and spoke out to slam reports her problems stemmed from booze and her partying antics, saying she had reached “breaking point” over the soap workload and other commitments.

She told OK! magazine: “I’d been there since I was 16 and needed a break. I was more Sinead than I was me. I did go into work after a night out once or twice, but who hasn’t done that? I just wanted to be a normal girl and alcohol was a way for me to relax.”

The 23-year-old then made headlines when she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in January 2016.